Zimbabwe will vigorously enforce a policy to force companies to develop their mining assets and not keep the land for speculative purposes, mines minister Winston Chitando said on Wednesday. Chitando said some investors had not developed gold and plati…
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The resources sector has welcomed the announcement of an independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
Federal Minister for Environment Sussan Ley on Tuesday said that the once-in-decade review would tackl…
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Africa’s resource curse is primarily the result of market-related factors, particularly commodity price fluctuations, which are, in turn, aggravated by political factors that relate to institutional quality and rent-seeking, law firm Herbert Smith Free…
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The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (Amec) has welcomed plans by the Western Australian government to modernise the Environmental Protection Act.
Environment Minister Stephen Dawson on Monday released a discussion paper outlining its p…
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The French government has appointed mining engineer Didier Le Moine as new mining delegate and coordinator of mining projects in French Guiana, a move which Canada-listed Columbus Gold has welcomed.
Le Moine formerly held the position of director of i…
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Democratic Republic of Congo plans to look into potential conflicts of interest in a US-funded project to certify mines that produce minerals such as gold and tin responsibly, a Congolese official told Reuters. The United States Agency for Internationa…
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The Indian mining industry is unimpressed by the government’s recent cuts in corporate tax rate and lofty pronouncement of increasing mineral output by 200% over the next seven years.
The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) said that despit…
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The Indian mining industry is unimpressed by the government’s recent cuts in corporate tax rate and lofty pronouncement calling for an increase in mineral output of 200% over the next seven years. The Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) said…
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The Minerals Council South Africa on Thursday said it had noted that the application by the Mineral Resources and Energy Minister for leave to appeal the majority order judgment and orders delivered on April 4, 2018, had been granted. The April 2018 ju…
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The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) on Thursday welcomed the introduction of the greenfields discussion paper by Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter.
The discussion paper would look to allow greenfields agreements to cover the life of t…
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